Folding receptacle



I.. IVI. DUNN.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.1B.19I7.

Patented Feb. 17,1920.

ZSHEETS-SHEET I- INVENTOR WITNESSES ZI/[rn M BY a a l ATTORNEY L. M. DUNN.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE.

APPLlcAxoN FILED Dec. la. 1911.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2A Dn O T N E V N WITNESSES LQWM ul] eY jfl '1 ATTORNEY LILLIAN M. DUNN, OF CAMAS, WASHINGTON.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application inea December 1s, 1917. serial No. 207,716.

, To all -wwm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LILLIAN M. DUNN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camas, in thecounty of Clarke and State of Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to an improved folding receptacle and the principal object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which may be formed from a one-piece blank and which is so constructed that when folded to assume the shape of the receptacle, there will be provided a receptacle having a cover which may be lifted and a front wall which may be swung outwardly and the cover then closed and the front wall swung back into place.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this receptacle that the front wall may be easily swung into and out of a raised position and thus permit boxes to be placed upon a shelf one upon the other and at the same time permit ready access to the various boxes without it being' necessary to remove the upper one in order to remove articles from a lower receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this receptacle that it may be securely fastened in a set-up position thus preventing danger of the receptacle opening when used for shipping purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle which will be very strong and durable and not liable to break or easily come apart.

rlhis invention is illustrated in thev accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved box or receptacle ready for shipping,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the receptacle` Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but taken at right angles thereto.

Fig. i is a plan view of the blank from which the receptacle is formed,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the receptacle partially set up.

r'his box or receptacle will be formed from the blank shown in Fig. i and will be provided with four main sections designated in general by the numerals 10, 11, 12 and 18. The main section 10 will form the cover and is provid'e with an end flap 14 and side flaps 15, the side flaps and the end Hap being connected by spring fasteners 16 passed around buttons 17. The section 11 forms the back of the receptacle and is provided with side flaps 18 which will be extended forwardly to provide side walls. These side walls rest upon the bottom 12 and are held against swingingV outwardly by the side Haps 19 which flaps extend upwardly from the bottom 12 and are elongated and bent over the upper edges of the side flaps or walls thus providing inner flaps 20 extending into the box and having their free end portions bent to provide tongues 21 extending` along the bottom of the box, in overlapping relation. The forward wall 13 will be swung upwardly and is provided with side flaps 22 to be tucked between the side walls 18 and the Vcuter flap19. It' will thus be seen that when in a set-up position, the box or receptacle will be provided with forward and rear walls and with side walls, the side walls'being provided with pockets to receiveV the side flaps 22 of the forward wall. It will be further noted that when the receptacle is set-up and the forward wall raised and the cover closed, the side flaps of the cover and the end liaps will serve to hold the walls against outward movement. In order to securely hold the box in a set-up position and retain the cover in a closed position, there has been provided a line 23 passed through openings 24 and 25 formed in the inner side flaps and bottom 12 respectively and then passed around the box and tied as shown. This line or cord will be removed when the box is in use and the fastener line 16 will also be released thus permitting the cover to be raised and after the forward wall has been drawn outwardly, the cover then again closed and the forward wall swung upwardly to a closed position in overlapping relation to the flap 14:. The receptacles may then be placed upon a shelf in piles and the forward wall of one box or receptacle can be swung open to permit access to one receptacle without it being necessary to remove the receptacles placed upon v it. It should be noted that if desired. the

outer portions 2O and 21 of the sections 12 could be omitted and the side flaps 19 carried upwardly and connected with the upper edge portions of the side walls 18 with suitable clips thus providing pockets between the outer flaps 19 and the side walls 1S to receive the tongues or side flaps 22. In this forni, the line 23 would simply be passed through the openings 25 and then carried about the boX and tied.

After the box or receptacle has been emptied, it can be unfolded and the iiap blank placed in a pile with others to be returned to the shipper.

What is claimed is l. A receptacle comprising a'bottoin, a

rear wall, side walls provided with pockets,

Ward wall swung'to a raised position.

2.V A receptacle comprising a. bottoni, a rear wall, side walls carried by the rear wall, a cover carried by the rear wall, side flaps carried by the bottom and extending upwardly along the side walls and carried inwardly and terminating in end tongues'resting upon the bottom, a forward wall having side iiaps extending between the side walls `and the side flaps of the bottom, and a fastener line passing through the inner end v portions of the side flaps of the bottom and through the bottom and passed about the receptacle to hold the cover down and forward wall in a raised position.

3. A receptacle formed from a blank having a forward section, a bottom section, a rea-r section, and a top section, the forward and rear sections being folded upwardly and provided with side flaps, and the bottoin section being provided with side eXtensions carried upwardly, the side flaps of the rear section forming side wallsfor the receptacle, and the side extensions of the bottoni section being folded about the side walls to strengthen the side walls and provide pockets, the side flaps of the forward section fitting into the pockets to retain the forward walls in a raised position, and the top section being folded to rest upon the forward and side walls and being provided with side flaps folded downwardly to provide depending flanges for Vthe cover, and fasteners connecting thedepending flanges of the cover.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

LILLIAN M. DUN N. 

